The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
ARMED RESISTANCE.
DAVIFf'S INfLAMMAFORY ADVICE
Fruitiess Search for Him by the PoIice-The coer.
cion Debate combinine against Cor
ner-war Preparations.

DUBLIN, June 13.-In consequence of
the Goverement proclamation forbiddng
the meeting announced to be held at
Bodyke Saturday. an extra military
force was drafted into the service to en-
able the authorities To enforce the procla-
nation. Mr.. Michael Davitt eluded the
authorities and addressed 5000 persons
at Feakle while the soldiers were search
ing for him. He afterward spoke at
ScariH. He asserted the peoples right
of meeting in public. and said that if
the people were armed they could deal
with the bIack-coated burglar brigade as
they deserved.
WAITING FOR THE PRISON.
In his speech at Scariff Mr. Davitt de
MED having counseled, in his recent
speech at Bodyke. any further resort To
extreme violence. The people being
without weapons, such advice would
have been criminal. He had only main
tanned it would be cowardIy, when the
authorities were actively carrying out
the policy of determination, not To show
every rational resistance. Such resist
ance would win the sympathy of the
majority of the people of Great Britain,
whose hearts were ON the side of the
tenants defending their homesteads.
He expected this would be the
last meeting which he would have the
chance To address before the coercion
act would again indulge him with the
luxury of prison plank bed. Before
going into political retirement for six
months. he would give them this advice:
boycott the uquisition clauses of the
coercion act and welcome imprison-
ment rather than assist the government
To make the act operative" He con
ciuded by denouncing the land bill as
coming from government of landlords.
who We're serving their own interests
first, and Ireland's long away after.
Debate on the Coercion Bill Resumed.
LOHDON, June l3. - The House of
Commons this evening resumed the de-
bate on the Coercion bill, taking up the
fifth clause, which deals with the pro-
claiming of districts. Henry Fowler,
Liberal, proposed as an amendment, that
proclamatiOns be made by order of the
Prlvy Council instead of by the Viceroy.
lie urged that a change of such impor-
tance as preclaiming of district should
be made by the imperial instead of by the
Irish executive.
MIR. Balfour. Chief Secretary for Ire
land, declined to accept the amendment
He reminded the House that the Govern
ment collectively was responsible for
every act of the Irish Executive.
Messrs. Healy, McNielI, Clancy and
Dillon. Nationalists, successfully sup
ported the amendment.
Mr.. Gladstone suggested that the
members should not spend any more of
the short time at their command i'm flu
tile discussion. 1t would lie better, he
said, to employ the remaining time in
discussing weightier points.
Mr. Smith said he was anxious to al
low sufficient time for the discussion of
substantial questions and hoped the OPP
position would assist the Governm. mt i'm
this direction.
Mr.. Fowler offered to Withdraw his
amendment, but Mr.. Dillon protested
He declined to take advice from the
Government as Ia what amendments
should be discussed in the miserable pc
riod left to contest the measure
Mr.. Morley said he was sure that Mr..
Gladstone had not meant to suggest that
the opposition assist i'm limiting the de-
bate in accordance with the Govern
ments ideas. The opinions of the Par
nellites upon the relative importance of
the amendments deserved more atten-
tion than the opinions of the English
members. The amendment was put to
division and was rejected 10y vote of
235 to 161.
Mr.. Dougherty moved AN amendment
that the proclamations lie issued only on
the report of a Judge of the High Court
after local inquiry.
MIR. Holmes District Attorney General,
opposed the amendment on the ground
that it was not advisable To remove any
responsibility from the Executive. A
local inquiry. he said. would be value
less because the Judge would have 10
power to take evidence ON oath.
Mr.. Clancy said the Government
would have been more candid if they
had given as a reason for their opposi-
tion to amendment their desire 10 retain
for political purposes the power of pro-
a district The amendment
was rejected by a vote of 202 To 1876.
Will Combine Against a Corner"
LONDON, June IA majority of the
cotton spinners of Lancashire and York
shire approve of the short time project
To counteract the corner" A number
Of mills are closing. apart from the
Of the Spinners' Association.
The Operatives Association have passed
expressing sympathy with
the EMPLOYERS and announcing their
readiness to cooperate for the purpose
of breaking the ring